Messalina

mess-ah-LEE-nah

Latin

Messalina Origin and Meaning

The name Messalina is a girl's name .

Messalina was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius, and a great-grandniece of Augustus. She was executed for allegedly conspiring against her husband.

Her name derives from the Roman family name Messalla, which comes from a place called Messana in Sicily.